European Commission Proposes Easing of Deforestation Law Burden for Small Firms

Critics say the EU should have paused implementation to allow time for a thorough overhaul of the regulation.
European Commission Proposes Easing of Deforestation Law Burden for Small Firms
Stumps in a deforested area developed for a pulp and paper plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, on July 11, 2014. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
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The European Commission (EC) proposed limited changes to its anti-deforestation law on Oct. 21, easing reporting requirements for smallholders and businesses, but stopping short of another delay to the policy’s rollout.

The bloc’s anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR) would bar imports of palm oil, coffee, cocoa, beef, timber, and rubber unless companies can prove they were produced without deforestation.

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